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Blue Earth County

70,700Population
2.3 %Change since 2020
570Net migration
3.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
70,700 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.3 %
Net migration
570 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.4 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
69,103 (2020)
Births
681 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.6
Deaths
526 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.4
Natural change, 2023
155
International migration
455 (2023)
Domestic migration
115 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
8.1
Postal code
MN
FIPS code
27013

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.43.7
PeriodValue
20253.4 %
20242.7 %
20232.3 %
20222.1 %
20213.4 %
20205.5 %
20192.9 %
20182.7 %
20173.0 %
20163.3 %
20153.0 %
20143.5 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202470.7K69.2K
PeriodValue
202470,700
202370,396
202269,681
202169,382
202069,196